. Nosh on a multi-course meal and marg from Nido s Backyard during Oakland Restaurant (and More) Week. (Courtesy of @nidosbackyard) 21 Fun Things to Do This Week (1.11.21)
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Jan 11, 2021
Looking to up your takeout game? Order from more than 50 eateries think Nido s Backyard and Daughter Thai participating in Oakland Restaurant Week. Psst: It s also Napa Valley Restaurant Week(s).
Plus, explore Martin Luther King, Jr. s question, Where do we go from here? during a four-day documentary film festival featuring 20 docs, poetry, and musical performances; groove to local bands during the online music festival Real Neato; and order a majestic galette and some bubbly from Maison Danel.
Pandemic leads many Bay Area residents to food banks for 1st time
Families that were independent now relying on help to get food
KTVU s Debora Villalon talks to working families who have been hit hard by the pandemic and now need help getting food on the table.
Hunger has skyrocketed in the Bay Area during the pandemic. Local food banks have estimated that 1.5 million are having trouble feeding themselves and their families.
Turning to food banks for help with a basic necessity is a completely new experience for many people.
Mabel Gonzales used to grocery shop. She was part of a two-income family that never needed help feeding its four children. It was abundance, Gonzalez said. But now it’s like, here we go. We have to limit.
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